Keystone pipeline rejected over politics, say Republicans

Obama administration to reject Keystone pipeline | Close sources say announcement imminent.

AP By Darren Goode, Politico House Republicans have called Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to testify as early as next week on the Obama administration's decision to reject the Keystone XL pipeline. Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton

"Keystone XL's backers want to re-direct tar sands oil from the American Midwest to reach the international market where tar sands oil would fetch a higher price. The Keystone XL pipeline would thus add billions of dollars to

WASHINGTON, Jan 18, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Business Roundtable (BRT) President John Engler said today that the State Department's decision to walk away from the Keystone XL pipeline project amounted to a deferral of thousands of jobs and improved US

President Obama has put his foot down on a proposed 1700 mile pipeline stretching from Canada to the Gulf Coast, rejecting the plan much to the chagrin of Republican lawmakers.